Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-4-.08 - School Size
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Elementary School - a school
which contains any grade below grade four and does not contain any grade above
grade eight.
(b)
High
School - a school which contains any grade above grade eight.
(c)
Middle School - a school
which contains no grade below grade four and no grade above grade
eight.
(d)
Pre-Kindergarten
(Pre-K) - any voluntary pre-kindergarten programs provided and operated
by the local school system as part of Georgia's Pre-K Program.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Local school systems shall be eligible to
receive full funding under the capital outlay program when they have met the
requirements of law regarding the minimum school size and system organizational
pattern.
(b) Capital outlay program
participation by local school systems shall be limited to administrative units
with not less than 200 FTE in any single grade or combination of grades Pre-K-8
for elementary schools or not less than 400 FTE in any single grade or
combination of grades 4-8 for middle schools or not less than 500 FTE in any
single grade or combination of grades 9-12 for high schools.
(c) Local school systems with schools below
the minimum size shall be eligible for capital outlay participation when they
meet or exceed the allowable variations of size as described in this rule under
one of the following conditions:
1. When the
FTE is 100 percent of the local school system's population.
2. When sizes are approved as a result of a
consolidation feasibility study.
(d) If a local school system chooses to
continue the operation of schools below the minimum size, the school or schools
in question shall be excluded from all calculations involving the allotment of
state capital outlay funds. The local school system shall include as a part of
the Local Facility Plan (LFP) a statement that the local school system assumes
the responsibility for providing an instructional program and physical
facilities essentially comparable to those offered at the other schools of the
same grade level in the system. The school shall be listed in the local school
system's order of priorities with all construction needs identified.
(e) Under the capital outlay program,
entitlement earnings and funding levels are based on the minimum square footage
requirements established for the grade configuration specified in the local
school system's LFP and any subsequent application for state funding approved
by the local board of education and the State Board of Education. If a local
school system decides to reorganize to a different grade configuration with a
lower square footage requirement after entitlement has been earned or state
funds have been appropriated to construct the school, entitlement earnings or
state funds shall be adjusted to reflect the lower square footage
requirements.
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